Prudence Mudeure

The purpose of the choreography that you saw upon ED's return from Russia, when he held hands with Chiwenga, was to lower the political "heat" generated by Mary's recent i/v with @ZimEye through projecting a continued united front! It's another encore of "Maskirovka," and is not just meant for the ordinary public. It's also meant for their lieutenants as well, so that they understand it's time to "hold fire," for now, until the next episode kicks off!

As Chiwenga painfully acknowledged in his recent ZANU PF Chinhoyi Conference, the November 2017 coup did not save Zimbabwe, so it shoul not be celebrated. State institutions were simply used to resolve a factional battle for power in ZANU PF, rather than let the battle play itself out at the party level. It's primary beneficiary was ED, who played everyone - Tsvangirai, Chiwenga, Catriona Laing, War Vets, the Military, ZANU PF & the povo. He even went to the extreme extent of creating parallel structures in ZANU PF as an insurance tool to avoid "bhora musango." In every move he was making, he was coup proofing his position at party & state level. ED has ruled like a man who patiently waited for his chance, almost lost everything, miraculously recovered to seize it, & always knew that he would never let go of power once he had it. His "who wins wins" refrain also reflects that mindset, of a gambler who is prepared to risk everything at all costs. And perhaps that is the major difference between him & Chiwenga in their duel, and sometimes that's all it takes!

I think Mudzaniri skilfully deploys his pulpit routinely to meddle in Zim political matters on his principal's behalf using riddles. He goes on the attack when he needs to, and retreats into damage limitation mode when he also needs to - all the while using a tinge of a falsely acquired West African accent perhaps to accentuate the sense of intrigue & "mystique!"

Mudzaniri now performs periodic equivalence of ZANU PF rallie full of political riddles which carefully cover both factions. Those are clearly not Church sermons. Of course by now we all now know that there is a disconnect btn the claimed Church activities & what happens in private courtesy of @AJ_Investigates!